EDUCATION

Minnesota Schools; Elementary School; 8th Grade Education

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Board of Regents: University of Minnesota;
1959 to 1965

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Adeline RasmussenChildren: Two children: Marilyn Ann (daughter), James (son, served as an aide to Vice-President Walter Mondale), (both born while he was in office)Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was of Norwegian ancestry.

He was born and raised on a farm.

He was one of the people who helped combine the Minnesota Farmer-Labor party with the Democratic party to form the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party.

"The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

A public affairs scholarship at the University of Minnesota was named for him in 1987.

He died at a nursing home in Benson, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota. He was buried in the city cemetery in Benson, Minnesota.

He was a member of Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota.

Religion provided by the Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957 and his obituaries.

60th Legislative Session (1957-1958)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Liberals have controlled the House only in 1933, 1937, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1961." (Mitau, G. Theodore. Politics in Minnesota, 1970, p. 83.); "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

Committees:

Leadership Position:Speaker of the HouseLeadership Notes: "The Liberals have controlled the House only in 1933, 1937, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1961." (Mitau, G. Theodore. Politics in Minnesota, 1970, p. 83.)

59th Legislative Session (1955-1956)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Liberals have controlled the House only in 1933, 1937, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1961." (Mitau, G. Theodore. Politics in Minnesota, 1970, p. 83.); "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

Committees:

Leadership Position:Speaker of the HouseLeadership Notes: "The Liberals have controlled the House only in 1933, 1937, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1961." (Mitau, G. Theodore. Politics in Minnesota, 1970, p. 83.)

58th Legislative Session (1953-1954)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

Committees:

Education

Markets and Marketing

Taxes

Temperance and Liquor Control

Towns and Counties

57th Legislative Session (1951-1952)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

Committees:

Education

Markets and Marketing

Taxes

Temperance and Liquor Control

Towns and Counties

56th Legislative Session (1949-1950)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

55th Legislative Session (1947-1948)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

Committees:

Banking

Employees Compensation

Taxes

Temperance and Liquor Control

54th Legislative Session (1945-1946)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

53rd Legislative Session (1943-1944)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)

52nd Legislative Session (1941-1942)

Party:Nonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusParty Notes: "The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)